Many have not had the opportunity to wear the honorable jersey number ’23’ in the league. Even if they did, they wouldn’t match the excellence of Michael Jordan. Creating historic performances with the jersey number on his back, young kids would spend as much as they could to buy the red uniform. However this one time, a mysterious incident in the locker room forced the 6-time champion to change his jersey number for a day.
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14th February 1990 marks this historic incident which many are not aware of. Even the Jordan fans! Though the 5-time MVP dropped one of his best performances that night, he couldn’t help but be furious at the unexpected incident. What was it?
Mysterious locker room incident that triggered Michael Jordan
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It’s safe to say that the number 23 was a lucky charm for Jordan. During his entire time with the Chicago Bulls, the 60-year-old wore the same number. However, when he came back from his second retirement to play for the Washington Wizards, Jordan wore number ’45’. Well, by that time he had lost all his charm.
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Number 23 was indeed close to his heart. Imagine someone grabbed your lucky charm right before the game. Well, that’s exactly what happened to the 5-time MVP in 1990. According to reports, Jordan’s famous jersey was mysteriously stolen right before his game against the Orlando Magic on 14th February.
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Due to the sudden disappearance, Jordan was forced to wear his practice jersey that had the number ’12’ on it. Till today, Jordan and the Bulls couldn’t figure out how this happened. The 5-time Finals MVP couldn’t help but stay pissed about it.
What consequences did Jordan face for wearing number 12?
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Though Jordan had to ball in a new jersey, that did not stop him from doing what he does best. Despite wearing ’12’, he dropped an impressive 49 points and 7 rebounds. But you will be surprised to know that Jordan and the Bulls lost to the Magic by 6 points.
Disappointed and frustrated by the loss Jordan refused to sign autographs as well. Now you how Jordan’s lucky charm was grabbed as mentioned above. This is indeed one of the NBA’s most uncanny events, considering the fact that a random stranger just came into the locker room and stole Jordan’s jersey.
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